Trousers supporter



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Filed Mar. 24, 1922 f/ys/s/vroe ffmme Zeux,

Patented Mar. 13, 1923.

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' 1VIINNIE LIEUX, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES KURLANDER,OF

ST. LOUIS,

MISSOURI.

TROUSERS SUPIORTER.

Application fi1ed.March-24,il922. Serial No. 546,318.

and useful Improvements in Trousers Supporters, of which the followingis a specification.

My invention has relation to improvements in trousers supporters, andconsists in the novel features of construction more fully set forth inthe specification and pointed out in the claim.

The object of the present invention is to provide a trousers supporterthat fits inside the trousers and is detachable there from so that itmay be used with different pairs of trousers. A further object is toprovide a supporter for the'trousers in belt form that conforms to theshape of the waistline,

0 that is elastic, and that also gives a certain amount of abdominalsupport.- Further and other advantages will be more readily apparentfrom a detailed description of the invention in connection with theaccom- 52:3 n ing drawings, in which Figure l is a front outline of themiddle part of the male figure showing my invention in place ready toreceive the trousers; Fig. 2 is a rear outline of the same with thetrousers in place and supported by my improved supporter, a part of thetrousers being in section to show how they are buttoned to thesupporter; Fig. 3 is a face view of the invention opened out; Fig. 4 isan enlarged view of the end of the supporter that is provided withbuttons whereby it is fastened to the other end; Fig. 5 is a verticalcross-section taken on the line 5-5 of Fig. 4; Fig. 6 is a modificationof my invention having a suspensory combined with the trouserssupporter.

Referring to the drawings, B represents an elastic band provided with areinforcement strip 1 of non-elastic material intermediate between theends, one end of which is provided with a binding 2 and the other withan overlap 3, the binding 2 being provided with holes 0, 0 separatedpolnts to receive the looped ends a, a of a cord 4: which are passedthrough the eyes of buttons 5 holding them in place on one side of thebinding, the ends of the cord being secured together on the other side.The overlap 3 is provided with button-holes b, b for receiving thebuttons 5, 5 when the band is in place around the waist of the wearer.

q About midway between each end of the reinforcement strip 1 and eachend of the band B is a narrow reinforcement strip 6 constituting one ofa pair, the other strip 6 of the pair being spaced a short distance fromstrip 6 toward the end of the band. The portions of the band extendingfrom each strip 6 outwardly to each end (which may be called theterminal portions t, t of the band) are disposed at a slight angle tothe medial portion m, the object of which is to permit the band B tofollow the shape of the figure when in place on the wearer.

The reinforcement strip 1 is provided with button-holes c, 0 adjacentits upper edge and spaced apart, and each pair of stripes 6, 6 is alsoprovided with button holes 0', 0 adjacent the upper edges of saidstrips. The object of the button-holes c, c and c, c is to enable thewearer to secure his trousers to the band after the latter is securedabout the waist, each of the button-holes receiving a button 7 on theinner trouser hand, these trouser buttons, it being understood,ordinarily being fastened to suspenders. Of course, when my improvedsupporter is used to support the trousers suspenders are no longernecessary or desirable. The band B is of substantial width so that itwill also furnish considerable abdominal support where needed. Owing tothe tendency of trousers to dip down in the back as ordinarily made, Iprovide a recess 1" in the middle of the upper edge of the band B (andreinforcement strip 1) so that in cases where the trousers do sodip theband will not project above the trousers and present an untidyappearance.

In Fig. 6 I show a modification of the invention wherein if desired asuspensory element 10 may be secured to the band B to secure thecombined advantages of a suspensory and trousers supporter.

By virtue of the downwardly inclined terminal portions 15, t, the frontof the supporter (when in place on the wearer) is caused to bear againstthe abdomen somewhat lower than would be the case if the terminalportions t, 25 were continued in a straight line with the medial portionm. This, of course, gives abdominal support, and accomplishes, to acertain extent, the

functions of an abdominal supporter with it Having described myinvention, I claim:

garment supporter, Without the necessity of A garment supporterComprising an elasmaking the band B excessively Wide. tic band havingopenings disposed along its Then, from the standpoint of appearance,upper edge, the terminal portions of said 15 5 the downwardly dippingjoined ends (at the band bein ermanently disposed at mienfront) will notshow above the tr'otl'sersand gle" to the medial portion and extendingmake an unsightly impression. zwgyyi'rom said upper edge, and means forThe reinforcement strips 6, 6 are essential securing the ends of thesupporter together. tomaintain the terminal portions 25, t per- Intestimony whereof I hereunto afiix my 20 10 manently at an angle withthe medial porsignature.

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